HPNA (Phone line) networking.

[Witor]

Here's a strange one, i've had to look into HPNA as a last resort, wondered if anyone here has any experience on it...

Background:

3 PC's at home, all via a Wireless G (54mbs) network, with a NAS/USB 500gb drive on the adsl router, here im planning to store all my photos/docs/mp3's etc in order to share with the following:

1 - Main PC, gaming PC, etc, in my "office" room
2 - Laptop, usually leave this on overnight for downloads, in my "office" room
3 - HTPC, for films/photo nights, etc - in the living room.

Problem is that the Main PC & Laptop are in one room, and the HTPC is on another, I cant lay Cat5 for asthetic reasons (Wife would kill me), can't use powerline adaptors as my house is actually 2 apartments (with their separate ring main supplys, i.e HTPC is in a "different" house so to speak)

There is an existing telephone connection in the "office" room and living room, and I know the HPNA is possible. Just investigating standards at the moment, HPNA1 only allowed 1mbps (eek!), HPNA2 (10mbps - not good enough) and HPNA3 is 128mbps (perfect). All 3 standards allow network/phone/adsl transmissions concurrently...

So, back to original question, anyone have much experience on HPNA networking? i.e adaptors to use? reliability? are products readily available, etc.....

 

[Witor]

Ok, expanding on your idea Errata, would this mock up work?

Few explanations...Orange area demarcates the separation between my 2 Apartments, each Apartment has its own fusebox so to speak. Green circles represent power sockets in one Apt, red circles in the other Apt. HTPC in living room can therefore be plugged into a green one. Network signal can then be carried from other green --> red down the hallway via a small ethernet cable.

Signal can then be picked up in the Main PC's room as shown.

Correct? (eek...)

 

[Witor]

Yes, it does look like a 6 year old drew it, but I cba with faffing around on Visio today